Wildrose Leader Brian Jean says laptops were stolen during a recent break-in of the party’s Edmonton office, and an attempt was made at the same time to steal a computer server.

The laptops were password-protected, Jean wrote in a letter emailed to supporters, and the party doesn’t believe any personal data was lost in the break-in — described as taking place a “number of weeks ago.” The computers did not contain any credit card information.

However, Jean went on to state that “we cannot be certain” there was no breach and the server has been moved to a “high-security location.”

He then added that Wildrose members have been receiving unsolicited letters from “another political party” and has directed staff to take steps to “protect our lists.”

In the same letter, Jean also briefly addressed the ongoing efforts to “consolidate conservatives across Alberta.”

He wrote that Wildrose members have reported receiving unsolicited calls claiming that Jean is urging his supporters to vote in the Progressive Conservative leadership race.

Former federal Conservative MP Jason Kenney is running in that race on a platform to merge the PC party with the Wildrose Party and unite the right.

“This claim is absolutely false. I would NEVER ask our members to interfere in the activities of another party,” Jean stated. “I truly believe that Albertans dislike political games. I think that their disgust at self-serving and power-seeking behaviour helped elect the NDP.”

That kind of action “reduces the legitimacy of that result and the legitimacy of anything which may come later,” Jean added.

A Wildrose source said caucus members were not briefed separately on the robbery, rather they received the same email sent to supporters.

Jean stated that a police investigation into the robbery is ongoing.

Jean was not able to be reached for comment on Sunday night. An aide said that Jean preferred to “let the email speak for itself.”

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